Pretty good! I did not use marinara sauce - I used one jar of spaghetti sauce, one can of diced tomatoes and one can of tomato paste. Cut down a little bit on some of the spices because of using the spaghetti sauce. At the end I tasted - very good, but I added a little more salt and pepper - which I did go a little bit lighter on in the beginning and a little bit more garlic powder. Other than that, this will be a do again and again!